Pigeon pea vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pigeon pea and amaranth

Pigeon pea has more folate, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, and potassium; however, amaranth has more manganese and iron.
Daily need coverage for folate for pigeon pea is 22% higher.
Amaranth has 10 times less vitamin B1 than pigeon pea. Pigeon pea has 0.146mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth has 0.015mg.
Amaranth has a higher glycemic index than pigeon pea.

Food types used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Amaranth grain, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pigeon pea

Amaranth

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+184.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.3%
Contains more IronIron	+89.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+70.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+89.7%

~equal in Calcium ~47mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.86mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pigeon pea

Amaranth

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+873.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+232.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+404.5%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+126%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	111µg	22µg	22%
Fiber	6.7g	2.1g	18%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.854mg	15%
Copper	0.269mg	0.149mg	13%
Iron	1.11mg	2.1mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.015mg	11%
Starch		16.23g	7%
Potassium	384mg	135mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg		6%
Protein	6.76g	3.8g	6%
Magnesium	46mg	65mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.113mg	5%
Selenium	2.9µg	5.5µg	5%
Phosphorus	119mg	148mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.022mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	0.235mg	3%
Carbs	23.25g	18.69g	2%
Fats	0.38g	1.58g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g		1%
Calories	121kcal	102kcal	1%
Vitamin E		0.19mg	1%
Net carbs	16.55g	16.59g	N/A
Calcium	43mg	47mg	0%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.86mg	0%
Sodium	5mg	6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.083g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g		0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg		0%
Threonine	0.239mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg		0%
Leucine	0.483mg		0%
Lysine	0.474mg		0%
Methionine	0.076mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg		0%
Valine	0.292mg		0%
Histidine	0.241mg		0%